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Which of the following measures the amount of time required by the storage device to retrieve data and programs? A. Nonvolatile media B. Capacity C. Access speed D. RAM |
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The standard for high definition optical discs is _______. A. DVD-RAM B. HD DVD C. Blu-ray D. HD CD |
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Which of these is not an example of solid state storage? A. Digital versatile disc B. SSDs C. Flash memory cards D. USB drives |
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Which of the following is not an example of secondary storage? A. External hard drives B. RAID C. RAM D. Flash drives |
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One way to improve the storage capacity of a hard disk is to _______. A. format often B. use file compression C. increase memory D. use disk caching |
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The process of accessing information from secondary storage devices is referred to as _______. A. backing up B. restoring C. writing D. reading |
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Which of the following characteristics about RAID is incorrect? A. expanded storage capability B. fast access speed C. highly reliable D. one high-capacity hard disk drive |
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On a hard disk each track is divided into invisible wedge-shaped sections called _______. A. bits B. platters C. cylinders D. sectors |
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These discs have a capacity of 50 gigabytes on one side. A. HD DVD B. CD C. DVD D. Blu-Ray |
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Three ways to improve the performance of a hard disk include _______. A. disk caching, RAID, and file expansion B. file compression, disk caching, and file encryption C. disk caching, RAID, and file compression D. RAID, file compression and disk expansion |
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The hard disk’s disk surface is scratched and some or all of the data is destroyed when there is a _______. A. head crash B. cylinder crash C. track crash D. sector crash |
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This allows you to upload and store documents on the Internet. A. Cloud storage B. Flash drive C. Solid State storage D. Hard Disk drive |
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Hard disks store and organize files using all the following, except _______. A. tracks B. sectors C. cylinders D. paths |
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Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as _______. A. volatile storage B. sequential storage C. direct storage D. nonvolatile storage |
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All of the following are true of DVD-ROM drives except: A. They are also known as erasable optical discs. B. They can provide over two hours of high-quality video and sound comparable to that found in motion picture theatres. C. They are a type of optical disc. D. DVD-ROM stands for "digital versatile disc-read only memory". |
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A CD-RW disc _______. A. can be written to only once B. can be erased and rewritten C. cannot be written on D. cannot be erased |
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An external hard disk _______. A. is heavy B. is hard to remove C. cannot be used in addition to an internal hard disk D. usually connects to a USB or Thunderbolt port |
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Which of the following is true about an internal hard disk? A. Variable amount of storage B. Fixed amount of storage C. Portable D. Slow |
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What is it called when servers on the Internet supply applications as a service, rather than a product? A. Digital versatile computing B. Service computing C. Cloud computing D. Optical computing |
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Smartphones use which of these storage technologies? Answers: A. Optical drive B. Solid state drive C. Flash memory card D. Flash drive |
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Optical discs use these to represent data. Answers: A. Analog signals B. Magnetic charges C. Pits and lands D. Laser beams |
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This process improves system performance by acting as a temporary high-speed holding area between a secondary storage device and the CPU. Answers: A. Data compression B. Data access C. Disk caching D. RAID |
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The _______ of a secondary storage device indicates how much data the storage medium can hold. Answers: A. access B. capacity C. memory D. storage |
Chapter 7 Quiz- Secondary Storage
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